diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index a6ceeb0a..ec62d50a 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - Fixed an error validation UBL files
 - unknown root elements will now throw type 3 errors
 - added some tests
+- Do not trim trailing whitespace in XML submitted by the user, e.g. for XRechnung Skonto in PaymenttermsDescription
 
 2.3.1
 =======
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD1PullProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD1PullProvider.java
index 2a8b8eb4..a5bd0457 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD1PullProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD1PullProvider.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRD1PullProvider extends ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLPr
 
 	protected byte[] zugferdData;
 	private String paymentTermsDescription;
-  protected Profile profile = Profiles.getByName("COMFORT", 1);
+	protected Profile profile = Profiles.getByName("COMFORT", 1);
 
 
 	/**
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRD1PullProvider extends ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLPr
 		}
 		try {
 			final OutputFormat format = OutputFormat.createPrettyPrint();
+			format.setTrimText(false);
 			final XMLWriter writer = new XMLWriter(sw, format);
 			writer.write(document);
 			res = sw.toString().getBytes("UTF-8");
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRD1PullProvider extends ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLPr
 		paymentTermsXml += "<ram:Description>" + paymentTerms.getDescription() + "</ram:Description>";
 		if (dueDate != null) {
 			paymentTermsXml += "<ram:DueDateDateTime>";
-			paymentTermsXml += DATE.udtFormat(dueDate) ;
+			paymentTermsXml += DATE.udtFormat(dueDate);
 			paymentTermsXml += "</ram:DueDateDateTime>";
 		}
 
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRD1PullProvider extends ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLPr
 			if (discountTerms.getBaseDate() != null) {
 				final Date baseDate = discountTerms.getBaseDate();
 				paymentTermsXml += "<ram:BasisDateTime>";
-				paymentTermsXml +=  DATE.udtFormat(baseDate) ;
+				paymentTermsXml += DATE.udtFormat(baseDate);
 				paymentTermsXml += "</ram:BasisDateTime>";
 
 				paymentTermsXml += "<ram:BasisPeriodMeasure unitCode=\"" + discountTerms.getBasePeriodUnitCode() + "\">"
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
index fa7c5e02..f4996ff0 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLProvider {
 		}
 		try {
 			final OutputFormat format = OutputFormat.createPrettyPrint();
+			format.setTrimText(false);
 			final XMLWriter writer = new XMLWriter(sw, format);
 			writer.write(document);
 			res = sw.toString().getBytes("UTF-8");